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Descriptor in English: Bacillus
Descriptor in Spanish: Bacillus
Descriptor in Portuguese: Bacillus
Descriptor in French: Bacillus
Tree number(s): B03.300.390.400.158.218
B03.353.500.100.218
B03.510.100.100.218
B03.510.415.400.158.218
B03.510.460.410.158.218
Scope note: A genus of BACILLACEAE that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.
Annotation: specific genus: do not confuse with "bacillus" as "bacterium"; Bacillus mesentericus goes here
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS UI: 1431
Descriptor UI: D001407
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/04/15
Bacillus - Preferred
Concept UI M0002102
Scope note A genus of BACILLACEAE that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.
Preferred term Bacillus



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